33As a preliminary point, according to settled case-law, the second subparagraph of Article 34(2) EC, which prohibits all discrimination in the context of the common agricultural policy, is merely a specific expression of the general principle of equal treatment, which requires that comparable situations must not be treated differently and different situations must not be treated alike unless such treatment is objectively justified (see, inter alia, Case C-15/95 EARL de Kerlast [1997] ECR I-1961, paragraph 35; Case C-292/97 Karlsson and Others [2000] ECR I-2737, paragraph 39; Case C-14/01 Niemann [2003] ECR I-2279, paragraph 49; and Joined Cases C-87/03 and C-100/03 Spain v Council [2006] ECR I-2915, paragraph 48).
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